Facility ID: 1000779 · Power Plants

NRG Dunkirk Power

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DUNKIRK, NY · Chautauqua · NAICS 221112

Data updated May 2026

545 MT CO₂e · 2019

NRG Dunkirk Power ranks among smaller GHGRP totals (#8,515 of 8,713 nationally; #242 of 246 in NY), a lower-footprint comparator in Power Plants.

  • National rank #8,515 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #242 of 246 in NY
  • #1,651 of 1,732 in Power Plants
  • -100.0% since 2011

NRG Dunkirk Power vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility

545 8515th of 8713 higher than 198 of 8,713 facilities

GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2019

Facility footprint context

Inside the EPA Power Plants sector it ranks #1,651 of 1,732 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

Emissions decline across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2019 545
2018 545
2017 11
2016 1,066
2015 472,294
2014 399,889
2013 494,656
2012 666,629
2011 2,031,995

Facility insight: NRG Dunkirk Power

NRG Dunkirk Power (ID 1000779) reported 545 MT CO₂e for 2019 in Chautauqua, NY (#8,515 of 8,713 by latest CO₂e).

Across 2011–2019, annual CO₂e fell 100.0%; peak load was 2.0M MT in 2011. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2019, a complete 9-year record.

Peak year was 2011 at 2.0M MT CO2e; latest 2019 sits 100% below that peak (545 MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2011→2012 (-67.2%, 1.4M MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does NRG Dunkirk Power rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, NRG Dunkirk Power ranks #8,515 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #242 of 246 facilities in NY (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than NRG Dunkirk Power?

NRG Dunkirk Power's 545 MT CO₂e is higher than 198 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (2%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does NRG Dunkirk Power emit?

NRG Dunkirk Power reported 545 MT CO2e in 2019.

Where does NRG Dunkirk Power rank inside Power Plants?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Power Plants, NRG Dunkirk Power ranks #1,651 of 1,732 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is NRG Dunkirk Power reducing emissions?

Over 9 reporting years (2011–2019), NRG Dunkirk Power's emissions have decreased by 100%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Lower-footprint peers outside NY: nearest CO₂e totals and same-sector reporters for context.

Similar reported CO₂e

Nearest latest-year facility totals outside NY (545 MT here).

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Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1000779. Data subject to facility self-reporting, not compliance advice. See our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCarbon